Arizona\u2019s controversial new immigration law is not much different from the federal version. But according to Houston-area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee, treating all 11 million of the nation\u2019s illegal immigrants as criminals is not just overwhelming, it\u2019s insane.<\/p>\n
On its face, Arizona\u2019s controversial new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, is \u201clike two peas from the same pod,\u201d according to Houston-area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee, when you also consider what she calls \u201cthe federal version.\u201d But there\u2019s also a difference of degree in the Arizona statute. \u201cArizona wants every illegal immigrant caught and deported, that\u2019s insane,\u201d she says. Considering that an estimated 11 million immigrants may have already entered the U.S. illegally, it would also almost certainly overwhelm the system.<\/p>\n
In its recent lawsuit challenging the Arizona law, the Justice Department asserts that its policy is to focus on dangerous immigrants: gang members, drug traffickers, threats to national security. \u201cThat\u2019s a nice sentiment, but (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arizona\u2019s controversial new immigration law is not much different from the federal version. But according to Houston-area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee, treating all 11 million of the nation\u2019s illegal immigrants as criminals is not just overwhelming, it\u2019s insane. On its…<\/span><\/p>\n